Orange Fizz
Hoops
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361Joe Girard Deserves an Apology
Since Joe Girard stepped on campus, the guard has been inconsistent. A great game, followed by one where he was a liability....
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270Realistic Expectations for the Final Record
Tut tut tut. After a mediocre (at best) performance at the KFC Yum! Center last night, Syracuse is 10-5 and 3-1 in...
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300Syracuse is Giving Fans Less and Less Reason to Believe
Syracuse has won two games in a row. Whoop-dee-do! After wins over Boston College and Louisville, likely the two worst teams in...
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277Postgame Report Card: Syracuse Skids Past L’ville 70-69
Sheesh what an ugly game at the Yum Center. SU barely beats a Louisville team that’s now 2-13. Syracuse looked lethargic offensively...
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290This is the Benny Williams Syracuse Needs
Over the last two years, no one has gotten more criticism from Jim Boeheim than Benny Williams. It’s seemingly been a constant...
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232New Year’s Resolutions for SU Men’s Basketball
Happy New Year Fizz Nation! In the light of auld acquaintances being forgot and drinking a cup of kindness yet, let’s dissect...
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278Fizz Report Card: Syracuse Powers Past Boston College 79-65
Syracuse came out of the gate slow, and at points throughout the first half, it looked as if BC had a track...
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280It’s Time for SU Hoops to Make Necessary Lineup Changes
Almost a week has passed since Syracuse men’s basketball was in action. For better or worse, the Orange (8-5, 1-1 ACC) get...
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280Syracuse Basketball Report Cards: Pre-Christmas Edition
Do you remember our ‘Cuse basketball report cards from last month? Well it’s time to update them right before Syracuse’s final lengthy...
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242Syracuse Has a Long Way To Go
Syracuse had been playing with fire for a while now, and it finally got burned in an 84-82 loss at home to...
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276Panther Pain: Syracuse’s Comeback Effort Falls Short Against Pitt, 84-82
With the holiday break on the horizon, Syracuse men’s basketball was dispatched from the warmth of the JMA Wireless Dome and into...
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208How did Syracuse Fare in Non-Conference Play?
Syracuse’s non-conference play is officially over. Saturday’s win over Cornell saw SU move to 8-4 on the season, riding a five game...
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269Syracuse Blitz Cornell 78-63 For Fifth Straight Win
Syracuse looked dead in the water against non-conference opponents to start the season, but after a dominant second half, the Orange conquered...
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244What Should Syracuse’s Starting Lineup Be?
Through Syracuse’s first 11 games of the season, Jim Boeheim has used the same starting lineup. That’s not uncommon, most years when...
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247Fizz Report Card: Syracuse Evades Early Trouble, Eases Past Monmouth 86-71
With all the excitement on campus, and in the JMA Dome on the Syracuse men’s soccer team, which won the national championship,...
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257Is a Starting Lineup Change Coming in the Not-to-Distant Future?
With players like John Bol Ajak and Justin Taylor not only seeing more minutes but playing effectively too, you have to wonder...
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288Could John Bol Ajak Anchor a Defensive Resurgence?
Syracuse men’s hoops just pulled off what last year’s Orange squad could not – hold on to a double-digit halftime lead against...
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322Postgame Report Card: Syracuse Runs Georgetown Out of the Dome 83-64
The first few minutes weren’t pretty but the rest of them were. Syracuse Hoops rebounded from a tough start to get our...
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313Fizz Instant Reaction: Syracuse Blows Out Rival Georgetown 83-64
LISTEN: John Eads recaps SU Hoops’ impressive blowout win over rival Georgetown.
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241NCAA Tournament: Who’s Looking Good For Glory?
A college basketball season is normally a fun and unpredictable ride. But this year is shaping up to be even more exciting...
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365It’s Put Up or Shut Up Time for Benny Williams
Before the season, Jim Boeheim said that if Benny Williams averaged around 10-12 points and 5-6 rebounds per game, it would change...
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Fizz Instant Reaction: Syracuse Thrashes Oakland, 95-66
Cameron Ezeir and Ethan Frank break down Syracuse’s smackdown of Oakland. The two tackle SU’s 18-0 run to end the half, Chris...
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250Syracuse Snaps Non-Conference Skid in 95-66 win over Oakland
After snapping a three-game losing streak in South Bend, the Orange returned home and did the same against non-conference opponents, dominating Oakland...
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402Why John Bol Ajak Is Playing
John Bol Ajak has a fascinating story. From South Sudan to earning a basketball scholarship at Syracuse to now actually being a...
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304Fizz Report Card: Syracuse Survives Notre Dame 62-61
Wow. Syracuse traveled into South Bend after getting embarrassed by No. 16 Illinois on Tuesday, but you couldn’t have predicted the chaos...
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360Syracuse Gets Criticism From ESPN Analyst
It can’t be a good sign when the color commentator goes easy on a team out of pity. That is, apparently, the...
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324Syracuse Cannot Lose Again in Nonconference Play
SU is 3-4, having just suffered a disappointing 29-point loss to number 16 Illinois on Tuesday night after getting beaten at the...
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295Is Syracuse Stuck with Judah Mintz Hero Ball?
Against Illinois, Judah Mintz took 16 shots. Here’s the first one he made. Nobody really remembers the other two, because they were...
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305Rotation Inconsistency Is The Biggest Problem
Where to begin. If Jim Boeheim sent the same guys out for a similar number of minutes game in and game out,...
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458The End is Near for Jim Boeheim, and it isn’t Going to be Pretty
Syracuse got punked by Illinois on Tuesday night. Plain and simple. The Orange were playing as a group of individuals and not...
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350Burnt Orange: SU Hoops Embarrassed In Illinois, 73-44
Two orange ships heading in different directions passed one another in Champaign, Illinois tonight. One of them is staying a steady course...
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328What Needs to Change From Bryant to Illinois?
Syracuse Basketball is in the midst of an unfamiliar stretch. After SU’s 73-72 loss to Bryant, the Orange could drop their third...
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216Fizz Instant Reaction: Bryant 73, Syracuse 72
When Syracuse fans look back on the Bryant game, a 73-72 loss in the Dome, in three months, they might remember it...
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410Slaps in the Salt City: Bryant Fights Off Syracuse 73-72
It wasn’t Malice in the Palace. It wasn’t Melo fighting the Nuggets. But it sure felt like it. Judah Mintz elevated from...
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310Syracuse Needs Scoring Consistency
Five games in, and there are still plenty of question marks around this Syracuse team. A certainty is that Joe Girard and...
